What color is #BCBDC7?

#BCBDC7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBDC7?

The RGB value is 188, 189, 199: 188 red, 189 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBDC7?

The complementary color is #C7C6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBDC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBDC7 color

#BCBDC7 rgb(188, 189, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCBDC7 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.1% green and 78% blue (188, 189, 199).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 9% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Slipper Satin (#BFC1CB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#BCBDC7 color codes

HEX	`#BCBDC7`
RGB	`rgb(188, 189, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 74.1%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 9%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.81, 1.56, -5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.81, 5.37, 286.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.243, 51.21, 61.312)`
Decimal	`12369351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBDC7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BCBDC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBDC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BCBDC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbdc7; }
.text { color: #bcbdc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbdc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 189 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbdc7, #c1bcc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BCBDC7?: #BCBDC7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBDC7?: The RGB value is 188, 189, 199: 188 red, 189 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBDC7?: The complementary color is #C7C6BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBDC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.